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Armed Forces / Casulty Clearing Station
« on: Sunday 12 November 23 16:36 GMT (UK) »
I have been checking as much as I can on my grandfather George Henry Farnell's war records (b. Hull, 1892. In the Durham Light Infantry, as a bantam)
I have come across the fact that he was admitted to the 139th Field Ambulance on 4th Sept 1918 with an 'unspecified wound' to the leg. He was discharged the same day to the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. (Not sure where)
My question - is there likely to be any records of those soldiers sent there. I do not know the nature of the injury or how long it took before he was back in action. He never mentioned the incident to me at all, but my mum said he kept the German dagger that caused the injury, for years.
I was wondering about the severity of the injury. He survived and died in 1976 aged 84 years. But whilst in hospital in his last days I discovered he was still having the wound treated! (with honey if my memory isnt playing tricks!)
The Bamtam link is another story, but you do wish you'd asked for more stories from your ancestors don't you. But as a child, it doesn't cross your mind until it's too late.
Regards
I have come across the fact that he was admitted to the 139th Field Ambulance on 4th Sept 1918 with an 'unspecified wound' to the leg. He was discharged the same day to the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. (Not sure where)
My question - is there likely to be any records of those soldiers sent there. I do not know the nature of the injury or how long it took before he was back in action. He never mentioned the incident to me at all, but my mum said he kept the German dagger that caused the injury, for years.
I was wondering about the severity of the injury. He survived and died in 1976 aged 84 years. But whilst in hospital in his last days I discovered he was still having the wound treated! (with honey if my memory isnt playing tricks!)
The Bamtam link is another story, but you do wish you'd asked for more stories from your ancestors don't you. But as a child, it doesn't cross your mind until it's too late.
Regards
I really do need to make my mind up!